Read Thread: Logbook Tweak

Ryan, I apologize in advance if you've already addressed this elsewhere. When I go to my logbook and select Finds/Traditional/All/Newest, the resulting boxes are definitely not the newest boxes. Any ideas?

I also appreciate this website and all it does to make letterboxing enjoyable and the way it helps me manage my plants and finds. It brings me joy.

I've been following this thread and hoped to have my questions answered about the logbook layout. But up to this point, I haven't seen anything that directly speaks to what's going on in my logbook. Like Rocklun mentioned, my finds do not seem to be listing in the order selected. If I choose TRADITIONAL-2019-NEWEST, my 5 latest finds don't show up at the top or anywhere in the list. I do have over 500 finds in 2019, so I'm guessing that's part of the problem.

I've gone back and looked at 2018 Finds (TRADITIONAL-2018-NEWEST). I'm seeing the same thing. 500 boxes are listed, but then random boxes will not be there. For example, on December 1, I found several more boxes than what show up in the listing.

And, lastly...the spreadsheet. Thank you. It is good to have a spot where all the boxes can be. For me, it would be helpful to have a little spreadsheet lesson (since I've used them minimally). The list downloads by box number, smallest to largest. How would I order the downloaded spreadsheet in date found order?

This is such a good website and I've spent many enjoyable hours solving mystery locations, planning trips, decoding ciphers, and digging deeper into the website to learn more about it. So it's a ton of fun and I appreciate it.

I wish it would have an "all" instead of traditional/hh/cootie/LTC/event/ect When I am searching other people's logs (just attended event and I can't find AQ# for a find) they aren't listed even though their logbooks are public.... you have to choose type of stamp (and ironically for this event many of the stamps are showing up traditional instead of event so I am having trouble finding them!)

...the spreadsheet. Thank you. It is good to have a spot where all the boxes can be. For me, it would be helpful to have a little spreadsheet lesson (since I've used them minimally). The list downloads by box number, smallest to largest. How would I order the downloaded spreadsheet in date found order?

To change the order of the data, select “data” and then “sort.” Typically you can sort by any of the categories listed in the "header row."

But I can only blame mudflinginfools and Teacup. I went to their Final Flight event in January and there were well over 400 traditional letterboxes. Wowza! Then letterboxing luck was with us...the weather was lovely and we were able to spend a couple of days looking for traditional finds in the area. It was a great way to start 2019, especially because we came home to the polar vortex and all the winter storms we've had in Michigan since.

But didn’t it always have that list broken up into pages, and if you wanted to look at, say, a box starting with S, or one you found in 2011, you’d have to figure out which page it was on....

I’m finding it workable. The only problem I’m having is that the counter seems too sensitive. If I stop for a moment while trying to set the date, it goes ahead and loads that page. It’s not waiting for me to press “Done.”

Oh my goodness. What happened? On February 14, 2019 I found 15 boxes but even if I put in today's date as the end and a month ago as the beginning it only lists 3 of the boxes I found. Can I have my "logbook" back, please!!

Me too. Even the last iteration where you could select by the year was more functional than this. When I go to look at my logbook - still identified that way on the drop down menu - I just want to see my finds, sorted either by most recently found or by earliest found. I don't want to go there and have to spend too much time trying to figure out how to configure a search so as to get back what I had before.

I never had a problem with multiple pages of results - I just paged forward or took a stab at guessing where the box I was looking for would be in the list.

What I did use the logbook for was to make sure I'd recorded all my finds - I'd go through my physical logbook and compare it to the list of my finds. Especially if I find that the find count in my physical logbook doesn't match the count on AQ, I might have to page through several pages of finds, sorted by newest to oldest finds, in order to find the one that I left out. (I've had to do this several times over the years.) Now I have to figure out how to properly configure a search to look for something when I might not know the date. Much clunkier.

Ok, all y’all with the ten million finds that want them all listed on the same page in consecutive order... how long does it take for that page to load for you now? And how long does it take to scroll down to find #3,946? or the ones that start with M???

Ok, all y’all with the ten million finds that want them all listed on the same page in consecutive order... how long does it take for that page to load for you now? And how long does it take to scroll down to find #3,946? or the ones that start with M???

Speaking only for myself, I'm very happy about the way my logbook displays now! I really disliked not being able to list Newest/All and have it work the way I expected it to work.

Thanks for my logbook back. I do have to ask though can it also include the unlisted finds which would include boxes such as those listed on LBNA but not listed on Atlas Quest? Those are not included now.

Ok, all y’all with the ten million finds that want them all listed on the same page in consecutive order... how long does it take for that page to load for you now? And how long does it take to scroll down to find #3,946? or the ones that start with M???

I never asked for all the finds to be on one long page the way it seems to be now. I just wanted it back the way it was before. That was numbered pages that for me anyway loaded just fine. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think anyone asked for one long page. We just asked that it be returned to the way it was before the update.